Re: Issue for discussion on Wed - User Agent Compliance

Colleagues: Based on feedback from the WG, I offer the following edit to my
proposed language.

Proposed language:
"A user agent MUST NOT share information related to the network interaction
without consent."

Rationale: 
In reviewing the June draft with colleagues, it occurred to me that some
User Agents ­ technically speaking ­ could engage in tracking. My sense is
that it is implicit that User agents would fall under the definition of
third party under this spec and therefore would be subject to certain
requirements. My goal was to make that more explicit.






From:  Justin Brookman <jbrookman@cdt.org>
Date:  Tuesday, July 9, 2013 10:29 AM
To:  Alan Chapell <achapell@chapellassociates.com>
Cc:  <public-tracking@w3.org>
Subject:  Re: Issue for discussion on Wed

>> Proposed language:
>> "A user agent MUST NOT track information related to the network interaction
>> outside of the [Permitted Uses] and any explicitly-granted exceptions without
>> consent."
>> 
>> Rationale: 
>> In reviewing the June draft with colleagues, it occurred to me that some User
>> Agents ­ technically speaking ­ could engage in tracking. My sense is that it
>> is implicit that User agents would fall under the definition of third party
>> under this spec and therefore would be subject to certain requirements. My
>> goal was to make that more explicit. And as others have noted, the use case
>> is not merely speculative. (See
>> http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-20123464-12/amazons-silk-browser-now-eff
>> -approved-really/ and
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/11/07/help_my_belkin_router/)